(ANSA-AP) - BERLIN, 02 SEP - German Chancellor Angela
Merkel's center-right party is ruling out working with a
far-right rival that took a quarter of the vote in two regional
elections Sunday.
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the leader of Merkel's Christian
Democratic Union, said Monday that the outcome in the eastern
state of Saxony was a "difficult result." The CDU received 32.1%
of the vote, against 27.5% for the far-right Alternative for
Germany. The environmentalist Green party stands the strongest
chance of partnering with the Union, an op tion polls suggest
would also be most likely at the national le vel if there were a
general election. Alternative for Germany received its strongest
support from men in rural areas. That trend was mirrored in
neighboring Branden burg state, where it took 23.5%, coming
behind the centerleft Social Democrats who took 26.2%.
(ANSA-AP).
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